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sidelines
/ ˈɪˌɪԳ /
plural noun
- sport the area immediately outside the playing area, where substitute players sit
- the peripheral areas of any region, organization, etc
Idioms and Phrases
see on the sidelines .Example Sentences
"For years, hard working American citizens were forced to sit on the sidelines as other nations got rich and powerful, much of it at our expense," he said.
Back in the game, there are dozens more of these identical villagers standing on the sidelines.
“Watching what’s unfolding before our eyes made it clear this is not a time to sit on the sidelines,” Becerra said in an interview.
Defender Riccardo Calafiori faces a spell on the sidelines with a knee injury sustained on international duty for Italy against Germany on 20 March.
While making small talk with Thailand's prime minister on the sidelines of an international summit in 2023, the Chinese president was heard saying that China had "got lucky" in a recent victory against Thailand.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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